Discovering, Creating, Problem-Solving, or All Three?
Elise Koska 4Ac
September 10, 2013
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Aloha, my name is April, and I love Hawaii! This picture is about my friend, Elise. Elise discovered the world’s largest diamond. Diamonds are very sparkly. I love sparkly things. Elise found the diamond in a hidden, bat cave. She was on a journey to find a rare plant, but came back with a diamond. I love to discover things. April, sailing out.
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PROBLEM:
How Do We Build a Catapult?
ASK:
What is Our Challenge?
The Angry Bird Competition is on … Angry Bird and Piggy Friends unite! To retrieve your stolen eggs, Angry Birds, your team will need to build a catapult with only the materials provided to you, as outlined in the following steps of this “Small Group Challenge: Marshmallow Catapults”: Challenge: Each group will design and build a marshmallow catapult using the following materials: 1 meter of masking tape; 2 plastic cups; 4 rubber bands; 2 plastic spoons; 2 paper clips; 15 cm x 15 cm piece of cardboard; large (standard size) and small (mini size) marshmallows to launch. Goal: Launch a marshmallow at least 5 meters (in the air) and not outside of a ½ meter width. What is a Catapult?
Elise Koska 4Ac
Discovery Center / Research
Catapult Research
January 2014
A catapult is a machine that throws things. It was usually used as a weapon in the medieval times. To trigger catapult’s energy is from ropes by winding the winch that gets the ropes to tighten. Then release all the ropes. To make a mini catapult, I think I would need spoons, yarn, tooth picks, tiny gears, and marshmallows. Catapults seem very useful.
IMAGINE:
What are Some Solutions?
What is the Best Possible Solution?
Why did Our Team Choose This Solution?
PLAN:
What is a Diagram / Orthographic Design of Our Prototype?
CREATE:
What does Our Finished Construct Look Like?
IMPROVE:
What works, what doesn't work, and what could work better from Our Testing?
What are We going to do to address the Challenges We Faced with Our Construct?
PRESENTATION:
How do We Catapult Ourselves into Problem Based Learning?
Discovering...
Elise Koska 4Ac
September 10, 2013
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Aloha, my name is April, and I love Hawaii! This picture is about my friend, Elise. Elise discovered the world’s largest diamond. Diamonds are very sparkly. I love sparkly things. Elise found the diamond in a hidden, bat cave. She was on a journey to find a rare plant, but came back with a diamond. I love to discover things. April, sailing out.
Cooperating and Collaborating ...
The "T" in STEM Stands for Technology ...
The "Hour of Code" Initiative
The Engineering Design Process ...
PROBLEM:
How Do We Build a Catapult?
ASK:
What is Our Challenge?
The Angry Bird Competition is on … Angry Bird and Piggy Friends unite! To retrieve your stolen eggs, Angry Birds, your team will need to build a catapult with only the materials provided to you, as outlined in the following steps of this “Small Group Challenge: Marshmallow Catapults”:
Challenge: Each group will design and build a marshmallow catapult using the following materials: 1 meter of masking tape; 2 plastic cups; 4 rubber bands; 2 plastic spoons; 2 paper clips; 15 cm x 15 cm piece of cardboard; large (standard size) and small (mini size) marshmallows to launch.
Goal: Launch a marshmallow at least 5 meters (in the air) and not outside of a ½ meter width.
What is a Catapult?
Elise Koska 4Ac
Discovery Center / Research
Catapult Research
January 2014
A catapult is a machine that throws things. It was usually used as a weapon in the medieval times. To trigger catapult’s energy is from ropes by winding the winch that gets the ropes to tighten. Then release all the ropes. To make a mini catapult, I think I would need spoons, yarn, tooth picks, tiny gears, and marshmallows. Catapults seem very useful.
IMAGINE:
What are Some Solutions?
What is the Best Possible Solution?
Why did Our Team Choose This Solution?
PLAN:
What is a Diagram / Orthographic Design of Our Prototype?
CREATE:
What does Our Finished Construct Look Like?
IMPROVE:
What works, what doesn't work, and what could work better from Our Testing?
What are We going to do to address the Challenges We Faced with Our Construct?
PRESENTATION:
How do We Catapult Ourselves into Problem Based Learning?